SLB, AWS and Shell Collaborate to Accelerate OSDU Data Platform Adoption
SLB , Amazon Web
Services (AWS) and Shell Global Solutions Nederland BV (Shell) have signed a
multi-year three-way collaboration agreement to deliver digital end-to-end
workflows for Shell, using SLB subsurface solutions on AWS cloud
infrastructure. The collaboration is intended to deliver high performance and
cost efficient subsurface digital solutions, to be used by Shell and made available
to the industry. The digital workflows will use the OSDU® Data Platform
standards to improve the positive customer experience by business
users—increasing efficiency and collaboration, while producing better insights
to Shell and the energy industry. This collaboration builds on the existing
strategic collaboration agreement between SLB and AWS and accelerates the
availability of SLB’s industry leading software including Petrel™ subsurface
solutions and Techlog™ wellbore solutions, on AWS.
“Cloud-based
computer power and reliable, available OSDU® Technical Standard-compliant
data, will be a foundation for efficient subsurface workflows and help bring
data to our engineers’ fingertips. Shell is committed to ongoing support and
contributions to the OSDU® Forum Community, as well as to
accelerating the availability of commercial solutions,” said Edwin Verdonk,
Executive Vice President Development and Subsurface at Shell. “Through this MOU
with SLB and AWS we aim to accelerate the arrival of cloud solutions and
enabling OSDU® Data Platform access.”
“SLB, Shell, and
AWS are aligned on the importance and further deployment of the OSDU® Data
Platform,” said Rakesh Jaggi, President, Digital & Integration, SLB. “Our
long commitment to openness enables us to deploy SLB solutions with AWS. This
expands customers’ choice of cloud provider, giving them access to AWS’
significant service offering and cloud computing power for wider collaboration
and increased efficiency.”
The three parties
share a long-term commitment to OSDU® Data Platform: community
standardization, open source, open marketplace, the ability to liberate
industry data, and to maximize the technology footprint available to the
industry. The expansion of SLB’s multi-platform strategy to include AWS,
demonstrates the potential of the platform’s openness—SLB solutions integrating
successfully with AWS cloud infrastructure, without the requirement for costly
and inefficient adaptation of applications.
“This collaboration
with Shell and SLB will set a new standard for application and data
interoperability, to provide the best user experience at the lowest cost of
operation,” said Howard Gefen, General Manager – Energy & Utilities, AWS.
“The combined capabilities across Shell, SLB, and AWS will not only ensure the
delivery of value at scale, but will unlock areas of innovation where the
collaboration will develop new approaches and solutions to the challenges faced
in subsurface workflows seen across the energy industry.”
Many operators have
a goal of adopting the OSDU® Technical Standard to
accelerate cycle times and reduce costs, by building data-driven decision
making into their digital workflows and switching between solutions from
multiple vendors, with minimal effort. The three parties are committed to
working together and with other partners to further this ambition and use the
unique capabilities of an Open Forum platform.
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